Ratko Mladic faces independent health assessment amid release bid

15 articles · Updated · BBC.com · May 1

The UN court is considering lawyers' request to free the 84-year-old from detention in The Hague after a suspected stroke left him almost unable to speak.
His defence says two doctors found a high risk of imminent death and wants transfer to a Serbian-speaking hospital or hospice, while Serbia says it can provide guarantees.
Victims' groups oppose release, calling it a repeated legal tactic. Mladic is serving life for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, including Srebrenica and the siege of Sarajevo.

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